Logan, the puppy that stole our hearts, has passed away after unsuccessful surgery

By KOMO News Staff

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9:12 am PDT, Thursday, April 18, 2019

Logan before leaving for surgery in Colorado (KOMO News)

Logan before leaving for surgery in Colorado (KOMO News)

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The German shepherd puppy from Ferndale who stole our hearts a few months ago after his owner created a bucket list for him passed away Wednesday.

Logan was diagnosed with a heart condition called pulmonic valve dysplasia and was given one month to a year to live. Because of this, his owner created a bucket list that included everything from visiting a senior center to receiving hundreds of hugs.

His condition caught the attention of a vet in Colorado, who believed he could perform surgery to fix the problem.

The puppy underwent open-heart surgery at Colorado State University on Wednesday that was ultimately unsuccessful.

Rescued Hearts Northwest released a statement saying they are devastated by the news.

"We can't even begin to put into words how thankful we are that we had your support through Logan's whole journey. We are completely devastated. We all did everything we could," Rescued Hearts Northwest wrote in a Facebook post.

The cardiology team is very sorry to share that Logan did not survive his heart surgery.

Three heart defects were repaired through a combination of catheter-based techniques and open-heart surgery. Unfortunately, at the end of surgery Logan was unable to be removed from the heart-lung machine. He died during one final attempt to come off the heart-lung machine.

We extend our sympathies to Rescued Hearts Northwest, his foster families and everybody around the world involved in supporting him.